But this is not to say that the society which inflicts capital punishment commits murder. — Benjamin Tucker Copy Share Image
Do not ever make fun of fat people, their life is nothing less than a punishment. — Mohd Aariff Khan Copy Share Image
Most people approve of capital punishment, but most people wouldn't do the hangman's job. — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“It is better to tell the truth and face the punishment, than to lie and face the consequences.” — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Goodness is to do good to the deserving and love the good and hate the wicked, and not to be eager to… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Any open net was an unforgivable crime meriting immediate punishment, and [Di Stefano] carried out the sentence by stabbing at it like… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
The punishment of death is the war of a nation against a citizen whose destruction it judges to be necessary or useful. — Cesare Beccaria Copy Share Image
What will be left of the power of example if it is proved that capital punishment has another power, and a very… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
In times of crisis, the incumbent suffers. And the bigger the crisis, the greater the punishment inflicted on those in power unless… — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
“When you release yourself from the need for approval and control you can stop punishing yourself and others.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
If you are willing to take the punishment, you're halfway through the battle. That the issues may be trivial, the battle ugly,… — Lillian Hellman Copy Share Image
Discipline isn't a dirty word. Far from it. Discipline is the one thing that separates us from chaos and anarchy. Discipline implies… — Buck Brannaman Copy Share Image
I have the skills to box and not get into a war. I've been getting punishment I shouldn't be taking because, sometimes,… — Amir Khan Copy Share Image
If you want to be a grocer, or a general, or a politician, or a judge, you will invariably become it; that… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Those of us who don't want to worship an invisible being or spend our days fretting about punishment in Hades do want… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have yet to see a death case among the dozen coming to the Supreme Court on eve-of-execution stay applications in which… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
It has to be about more than punishment. We need to rehabilitate people. We lock up far too many people in America… — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
Strength and success - they are above morality, above criticism. It seems, then, that it is not what you do, but how… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The goodness of God to mankind is no less evinced in the chastisement with which He corrects His children than in the… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
After the survivor of the Spanish conquest has told his life's story he is convicted by the Inquisition: He posted no brief… — Gary Jennings Copy Share Image
“I was shocked to read that Lord Ferrers, a Home Office minister, when booked for speeding and presented with a £40 fixed… — Auberon Waugh Copy Share Image
I do not think we should reward murderers by keeping them alive in air conditioned prisons where they are fed everyday. If… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
“Justice requires not only the ceasing and desisting of injustice but also requires either punishment or reparation for injuries and damages inflicted… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To Amma, all are Her children. In Amma's eyes no defect of Her children is serious. But when She is considered as… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
The law demands good works and uses its terror--rejection, shame, fear of punishment, unanswered prayer, personal tragedy, etc.--as motivation. Here performance is… — Richard Jordan Copy Share Image
There's no specific punishment in the books of fiqh (Islamic laws) that relate to homosexuality per se. They apply to any illicit… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
The most absurd apology for authority and law is that they serve to diminish crime. Aside from the fact that the State… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Violence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I've had a long career with a lot of fights, and I've taken a lot of punishment. — Carlos Condit Copy Share Image
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the offence. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Punishments and rewards are two sides of the same coin and that coin doesn't buy you much. — Alfie Kohn Copy Share Image
“Is it not true that in ancient times the worst punishment of all was not death, but banishment?” — Jean Said Makdisi Copy Share Image
The message has to be sent that if you commit a crime there has to be punishment. — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
“And finally, your punishment WILL be cruel and unusual (no TV or IPad for a week, etc…)” — Jon Ziegler Copy Share Image
Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent. — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image